Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan;
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.
And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.